Your Role:

Tenable is looking for a Senior C/C++ Software Engineer to join the Nessus Engine development team. The Nessus engine is the core of the Tenable network security product line, enabling organizations to address the ever-evolving challenge of understanding and mitigating their cybersecurity risk. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute towards designing, developing and maintaining our core Nessus product.

Your Opportunity:

• Design, develop, and maintain new features and core improvements for the Nessus Engine

• Provide engineering support to multiple product teams in the use of the core Nessus engine

• Collaborate with other engineers within an Agile development environment

• Work with Product development to agree on feature requirements and delivery timelines

• Ensure full automation testing for all new features, to support CICD model of software delivery

• Perform peer code reviews, unit and integration testing to assure high software quality

What you’ll need:

• 8+ years of experience in creating well-written C/C++ applications for Linux and/or Windows platforms

• Experience in developing core libraries, infrastructure and/or software engines

• Experience in custom scripting language or compiler development strongly preferred

• Cross-platform development a big plus

• Experience in, or a willingness to learn, a DevOps / CICD software delivery methodology

• Experience in working in an Agile team, and an enthusiasm for working collaboratively within and across product teams

• Bachelors or M. S.Degree in Computer Science or a related field

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